Pallacanestro Virtus Roma

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma
Leagues	Lega A
Founded	1960
History	Pallacanestro Virtus Roma; (1960–present)
Arena	Palazzetto dello Sport; (capacity: 3,500); PalaLottomatica; (capacity: 11,200)
Location	Rome
Team colors	Red, Yellow, Blue;
President	Claudio Toti
Head coach	Saso Filipovski
Championships	Italian Championships: 1 (1983); Italian Supercups: 1; (2000–01); Korać Cups: 2; (1986, 1992); Euroleague Championships: 1; (1984); Intercontinental Cups: 1; (1984)
Website	virtusroma.it
Uniforms
Home	Away

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma, also known for sponsorship reasons as Acea Virtus Roma, is a prominent Italian League professional basketball club. The club was founded in 1960. It was one of 13 European clubs that held Euroleague Basketball Company A Licenses, which provide their holders with a guaranteed place in the Euroleague, but they lost their license in 2012. For past club sponsorship names, see the list below.

Well-known players who have played with the club have included: George Gervin, Michael Cooper, Anthony Parker, Dino Rađa, Carlton Myers, Brian Shaw, Rick Mahorn, Danny Ferry, Gregor Fučka, Larry Wright, Brandon Jennings, and Dejan Bodiroga, who became the team's GM after his retirement from playing.

History[edit]

The club was originally founded only a few hundred yards from St. Peter's Square, as the result of the merger of two existing Roman sides in the lower divisions; San Saba and Gruppo Borgo Cavalleggeri, taking the name Virtus Aurelia. Only a short while after its foundation, the name was changed into the final and current Pallacanestro Virtus Roma.

The four founders were Rino Saba, Paolo Ragni, Pileri, Franco Polidori and Armando Polidori, who was elected first president.

The immediately following years saw the military-style training in small groups, practicing outside under the arches of Porta Cavalry. The situation changed in the early seventies when in 1972 Polidori entered into negotiations between the president and some officials of the Banco di Roma, sponsor of the training works committee, which took part in sports sponsorship. Being involved with sponsorship of the team, which at that time still hobbled in series C, ambitious bank executives who were seeking greater visibility, then aimed at the direct acquisition of Virtus Roma basketball operations. The colors were set as blue, yellow and red.

Arenas[edit]

Today, the team can play its home games in the Italian League at the Palatiziano, which seats 3,500 spectators or at the PalaLottomatica, which seats 11,200. For Euroleague games, the team must play at the PalaLottomatica.

Roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined by FIBA. Players may hold more than one nationality.

Pallacanestro Virtus Roma roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
1.5 !G	5	USA !	Goss, Phil	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	81 kg (179 lb)	700130000000000000030 - (1983-04-07)April 7, 1983
2.5 !G/F	6	USA !	Jones, Bobby	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	700129000000000000029 - (1984-01-09)January 9, 1984
4.5 !PF	8	ITA !	Tonolli, Alessandro	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	700138000000000000038 - (1974-06-25)June 25, 1974
4.5 !PF	9	ITA !	Gorrieri, Filippo	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)		700120000000000000020 - (1993-06-05)June 5, 1993
1.5 !G	10	ITA !	D'Ercole, Lorenzo	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	700125000000000000025 - (1988-02-11)February 11, 1988
1.5 !G	11	NGA !	Dagunduro, Ade	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	90 kg (198 lb)	700127000000000000027 - (1986-05-22)May 22, 1986
4.0 !F	13	ITA !	Datome, Gigi (C)	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	700125000000000000025 - (1987-11-27)November 27, 1987
1.0 !PG	21	USA !	Taylor, Jordan	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	700123000000000000023 - (1989-09-30)September 30, 1989
6.0 !C	31	USA !	Lawal, Gani	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	106 kg (234 lb)	700124000000000000024 - (1988-11-07)November 7, 1988
4.5 !PF	33	POL !	Czyz, Olek	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	109 kg (240 lb)	700123000000000000023 - (1990-03-03)March 3, 1990
6.0 !C	44	HUN !	Lóránt, Péter	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	700127000000000000027 - (1985-10-23)October 23, 1985
1.0 !PG	7	ITA !	Tambone, Matteo	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)		700119000000000000019 - (1994-05-14)May 14, 1994
4.0 !F	-	ITA !	Di Giacomo, Emanuele	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)		700119000000000000019 - (1994-01-19)January 19, 1994
4.0 !F	-	ITA !	Guagliardi, Alessandro	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)		700119000000000000019 - (1994-05-18)May 18, 1994
4.0 !F	-	ITA !	Billi, Guglielmo	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)		700119000000000000019 - (1994-02-28)February 28, 1994